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AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act to promote the 

use of the internet and other 

information technologies, to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

A 60-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to the notice. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. chapter 35. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding: whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques and other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by January 22, 2025 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Forest Service 

Title: Special Use Administration. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–0082. 

Summary of Collection: This 

information collection is used by the 

Forest Service to evaluate and ensure 

that authorized uses of National Forest 

System (NFS) lands are in the public 

interest and are compatible with the 

agency’s mission. The information helps 

the agency identify environmental and 

social impacts of special uses for 

purposes of compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and program administration. In 

addition, the agency uses the 

information to ascertain whether the 

land use fee being charged for special 

use authorizations is based on market 

value. The information is collected 

through application forms and terms 

and conditions in special use 

authorizations and operating plans. 

Ongoing uses must be monitored to 

ensure compliance with the terms of the 

corresponding authorizations. In certain 

situations, information from the 

authorization holder is the only way the 

Forest Service can verify compliance 

with the terms of an authorization. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected is evaluated by 

the FS to ensure that authorized uses of 

NFS lands are in the public interest and 

are compatible with the agency’s 

mission. The information helps each 

agency identify environmental and 

social impacts of special uses for 

purposes of compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

program administration. Information is 

collected under six categories: (1) 

information required from proponents 

and applicants to evaluate proposals 

and applications to use or occupy NFS 

lands; (2) information required from 

applicants to complete special use 

authorizations; (3) annual financial 

information required from holders to 

determine land use fees; (4) information 

required from holders to prepare and 

update operating plans; (5) information 

required from holders to prepare and 

update maintenance plans; and (6) 

information required from holders to 

complete compliance reports and 

information updates. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households; Business or 

other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; Farms; Federal 

Government; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 80,684. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually, On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 77,653. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Request for Information: Child 

Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot 

Projects 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

SUMMARY: This is a Request for 

Information to inform the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) 

development of the Child Nutrition 

Programs Tribal Pilot Projects, as 

authorized in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2024. The Act 

authorized USDA to conduct pilot 

projects to allow one or more Tribes or 

Tribal organizations to administer one 

or more Child Nutrition Programs, 

assuming the roles and responsibilities 

typically held by State agencies. USDA 

will use comments received in response 

to this Request for Information to inform 

the application process, and eligibility 

and selection criteria, for the Child 

Nutrition Tribal Pilot Projects. USDA 

invites feedback from Tribes; Tribal 

organizations, leaders, representatives, 

and associations; State agencies that 

administer the Child Nutrition 

Programs; and others interested in 

opportunities to promote Tribal 

sovereignty in the operation of the Child 

Nutrition Programs. This notice is not a 

request for proposals and does not 

commit the Government to issue a 

solicitation, make an award, or pay any 

costs associated with responding to this 

announcement. All submitted 

information will remain with the 

Government and will not be returned. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 24, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: USDA invites the 

submission of the requested information 

through one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal 

(preferred method): Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Send written comments to the 

Child Nutrition Programs, USDA Food 

and Nutrition Service, Braddock Metro 

Center II, 1320 Braddock Place, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. 

All comments submitted in response 

to this Request for Information will be 


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1For more information, see the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1756. 

2For more information about State 

Administrative Expense Funds, see 7 CFR part 235, 

available at: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/ 

subtitle-B/chapter-II/subchapter-A/part-235. 

3 ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning given the term 

in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

4The Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 

2021) defines the term ‘‘Bureau-funded school’’ to 

mean (A) a Bureau school; (B) a contract or grant 

school; or (C) a school for which assistance is 

provided under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act 

of 1988 [25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.]. 

5FNS participated in a Nation-to-Nation 

Consultation with Tribal leaders on SelfDetermination in Food on June 5, 2024, at the 

National Congress of American Indians’ Mid-Year 

Convention in Cherokee, North Carolina. 

Additional information is available at: https://

www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usdafood-self-determination-framing-paper.pdf. 

6Section 758 of the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2024, Public Law 118–42 provides $2 million 

for pilot projects to Tribes and/or Tribal 

organizations to operate Child Nutrition Programs 

as State agencies. The Act authorized a maximum 

of 10 pilot projects, to operate for up to two years, 

in Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools, 

included in the record and will be made 

available to the public. Please be 

advised that the substance of the 

comments and the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be subject to public 

disclosure. All responses will become 

part of the public record and will not be 

held confidential. USDA will make the 

comments publicly available via http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Hopwood, School Meals Policy 

Division, Child Nutrition Programs, 

USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 703– 

305–2054. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Child Nutrition Programs 

Administration 

Federal Child Nutrition Programs are 

administered by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) and help to ensure that 

participants have access to nutritious 

meals and snacks in schools, summer 

programs, child and adult care centers, 

family day care homes, and afterschool 

programs. 

Administering the Child Nutrition 

Programs requires partnership at many 

levels. The Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act specifies that the 

Federal Government enters into 

agreements with State agencies to 

administer the Child Nutrition Programs 

within each State.1 USDA provides 

administrative funds to State agencies 

that administer the Child Nutrition 

Programs.2 State agencies, in turn, 

establish agreements with local Program 

operators, such as school districts and 

community organizations, which 

operate the Child Nutrition Programs 

and serve meals to child and adult 

participants in their communities. State 

agencies establish statewide policies 

and procedures for administering the 

Child Nutrition Programs, consistent 

with Federal requirements; provide 

policy guidance, training, and technical 

assistance to local Program operators; 

monitor key aspects of performance by 

conducting comprehensive reviews; and 

report consolidated meal counts to FNS 

for reimbursement funds. FNS provides 

reimbursement to the State agencies, 

and State agencies are responsible for 

paying the Federal reimbursement to 

each local Program operator, including 

Tribal Program operators. In some 

States, more than one State agency 

administers the Child Nutrition 

Programs. For example, in a single State, 

one State agency may administer the 

National School Lunch Program, while 

another State agency administers the 

Child and Adult Care Food Program. 

Nationwide, there are 70 State agencies 

that administer the Child Nutrition 

Programs. Under the Tribal Pilot 

Projects, Tribes and/or Tribal 

organizations will directly administer 

one or more Child Nutrition Programs, 

assuming the roles and responsibilities 

typically held by State agencies. 

Child Nutrition Tribal Pilot Projects 

Section 758 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 

118–42 (‘‘The Act’’), provided $2 

million for Tribal Pilot Projects that will 

permit Indian Tribes and/or Tribal 

organizations to administer Child 

Nutrition Programs, assuming the roles 

and responsibilities typically held by 

State agencies.3 The Act authorized a 

maximum of 10 Tribal Pilot Projects, to 

operate for up to two years, with grants 

ranging from $10,000–$100,000 per 

school year. The Act specifies that the 

following entities may operate Tribal 

Pilot Projects: 

• an Indian Tribe, as defined by 

section 4 of the Indian SelfDetermination and Assistance Act (25 

U.S.C. 5304); 

• a Tribal organization approved by 

an Indian Tribe; 

• a Tribal educational agency; 

• a consortium of Indian Tribes; or 

• a partnership between an Indian 

Tribe and either: 

Æ a State educational agency, 

Æ a local educational agency, 

Æ a Tribal educational agency, or 

Æ the Bureau of Indian Education. 

Grantees may administer one or more 

of the following Child Nutrition 

Programs: 

• National School Lunch Program, as 

authorized by the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

1769, ‘‘NSLA’’); 

• School Breakfast Program, 

established by the Child Nutrition Act 

of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); 

• Child and Adult Care Food 

Program, as established under section 

17 of the NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1766); and/ 

or 

• Summer Food Service Program, as 

established under section 13 of the 

NSLA (42 U.S.C. 1761). 

Finally, grantees may administer 

Child Nutrition Programs in the 

following locations: 

• a school funded by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs (as defined in section 

1141 of the Education Amendments of 

1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); 4

• a school (as defined in section 12(d) 

of the Richard B. Russell National 

School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)) 

that is on or near an Indian reservation; 

or 

• an early child care and education 

facility. 

Input From Tribal Communities 

Tribal input is critical to ensure that 

the Tribal Pilot Projects reflect the needs 

of grantees and the communities they 

serve. In June 2024, FNS engaged in 

Nation-to-Nation consultation with 

Tribal leaders to gather input on the 

Tribal Pilot Projects. This input also 

helped to develop this Request for 

Information.5 To gather additional 

input, FNS will organize meetings and 

listening sessions with Tribes, groups 

that represent Tribal food sovereignty, 

Tribal Child Nutrition Program 

operators, and State agencies that 

administer Child Nutrition Programs in 

States that share boundaries with 

present-day reservations. 

FNS will use information gathered in 

response to this request to develop a 

process under which eligible Tribes 

and/or Tribal organizations may apply 

to operate a Tribal Pilot Project. This 

Request for Information will also help 

FNS understand what (if any) support 

eligible Tribes and Tribal organizations 

may need to successfully operate a 

Tribal Pilot Project, and to determine 

how the Tribal Pilot Projects will be 

evaluated. 

Maximizing the Value of Public 

Feedback 

USDA invites commenters to respond 

to any or all of the questions below. 

Responses to the questions below will 

be especially helpful to FNS as the 

Agency works to implement the Child 

Nutrition Tribal Pilot Projects.6 FNS 


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schools on or near Indian reservations, or in early 

child care and education facilities. Grants from 

$10,000–$100,000 per school year are authorized. 

encourages public comment on these 

questions and seeks any other 

information relevant to the Child 

Nutrition Tribal Pilot Projects. FNS 

seeks public input to ensure that the 

Tribal Pilot Projects support Tribal 

sovereignty and nutrition security and 

best serve the communities in which 

they will operate. With these general 

interests in mind, FNS seeks input on 

the following questions: 

Questions for Commenters 

1. The Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2024, identifies the entities that 

may operate and implement the Tribal 

Pilot Projects. What, if any, additional 

criteria should be established for a Tribe 

and/or Tribal organization to be 

considered eligible to participate in the 

pilot projects? 

2. Are there any specific criteria that 

should be prioritized in the selection 

process? For example, should FNS give 

priority to a Tribe or Tribal organization 

with experience operating a Child 

Nutrition Program, or other FNS 

nutrition assistance program, or to a 

pilot project that is implemented by a 

group of Tribes or Tribal organizations? 

3. A Tribe or Tribal organization may 

partner with a State educational agency, 

a local educational agency, a tribal 

educational agency, or the Bureau of 

Indian Education to administer Child 

Nutrition Programs. 

a. How might Tribes or Tribal 

organizations partner with each of these 

entities? 

b. Should FNS consider any criteria or 

parameters regarding partnerships? 

4. Considering the State agency roles 

and responsibilities referenced in the 

Child Nutrition Programs 

Administration section of this Request 

for Information, what support (if any) 

might Tribes and Tribal organizations 

need to implement the Tribal Pilot 

Projects and administer one or more 

Child Nutrition Programs? 

5. Given the amount of funding 

available and timeframe for 

implementation, should FNS: 

a. Limit grantees to administering 

only one Child Nutrition Program? 

b. Permit grantees to administer only 

part of a Child Nutrition Program? If 

yes, what opportunities or challenges 

might partial administration present? 

6. How can FNS best ensure that 

Tribes or Tribal organizations have 

access to staff, technology, and financial 

support needed to successfully 

administer Child Nutrition Programs? 

7. Should FNS fund as many pilot 

projects as possible (up to 10) in the first 

year? Or should FNS fund a limited 

number of projects in the first year, with 

future projects funded in subsequent 

years, to incorporate best practices and 

lessons learned as pilot projects evolve? 

8. What outcomes should FNS 

measure to evaluate the Tribal Pilot 

Projects? How should FNS measure 

sustainability or feasibility of long-term 

implementation? 

9. Is there anything else FNS should 

consider when implementing the Tribal 

Pilot Projects? 

Disclaimers: This is a Request for 

Information. This is not a Request for 

Proposals or a Request for Applications 

and is not to be construed as a 

commitment by the U.S. Government to 

issue any solicitation or Notice of 

Funding Opportunity, or ultimately 

award a contract or assistance 

agreement based on this Request for 

Information, or to pay for any 

information voluntarily submitted as a 

result of this request. The USDA posts 

its competitive business opportunities 

on www.grants.gov. It is the potential 

offeror’s/applicant’s responsibility to 

monitor these sites for announcements 

of new opportunities. Please note that 

responding to this Request for 

Information will not give any advantage 

to any organization or individual in any 

subsequent competition. Responses may 

be used by USDA without restriction or 

limitation, therefore proprietary 

information should not be sent. 

Collection of Information 

Requirements: This document does not 

impose information collection 

requirements, that is, reporting, 

recordkeeping or third-party disclosure 

requirements. However, this document 

does contain a general solicitation of 

comments in the form of a Request for 

Information. In accordance with 

implementing regulations of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

specifically 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(4), this 

general solicitation is exempt from the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. Facts or 

opinions submitted in response to 

general solicitations of comments from 

the public, published in the Federal 

Register or other publications, 

regardless of the form or format thereof, 

provided that no person is required to 

supply specific information pertaining 

to the commenter other than that 

necessary for self-identification, as a 

condition of the Agency’s full 

consideration, are not generally 

considered information. 

Tameka Owens, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on the Social 

Status of Black Men and Boys 

(CSSBMB), U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights (USCCR). 

ACTION: Notice of CSSBMB public 

business meeting. 

DATES: Friday, December 20 11 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting to take place 

virtually and is open to the public via 

livestream on United States Commission 

on Civil Rights’ official YouTube 

channel. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diamond Newman, 202–339–2371, 

dnewman@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Public Law 116–156, 

1134 Stat. 700 (2020), the U.S. 

Commission on the Social Status of 

Black Men and Boys (CSSBMB) will 

hold its first quarter business meeting 

and briefing to discuss CSSBMB 

business and 2025 goals and objectives, 

theme highlights on Black male 

education and disrupting the school-toprison pipeline, disproportionate 

suspensions of Black male students, and 

the mental health crisis affecting Black 

men and boys. The meeting is open to 

the public via livestream on United 

States Commission on Civil Rights’ 

official YouTube channel. (Streaming 

information subject to change.) Public 

participation is available for the event 

with view access, along with an audio 

option for listening. Computer assisted 

real-time transcription (CART) will be 

provided. The web link to access CART 

(in English) on December 20 is https:// 

youtube.com/live/WaF2uln4h14. Please 

note that CART is text-only translation 

that occurs in real time during the 

meeting and is not an exact transcript. 

* Date and meeting details are subject 

to change. For more information on the 

CSSBMB or the upcoming public 

briefing, please visit CSSBMB.gov and 

CSSBMB’s Instagram, Facebook, and X. 

Agenda 

* Welcome and Call to Order (11:00 

a.m.–11:03 a.m.) 

* Chair’s Opening Remarks and 

Acknowledgment of 

Commissioners’ Service (11:03 

a.m.–11:10 a.m.) 

* The Chair will thank 

Commissioners for their dedication 

and service. 

* Business Meeting (11:10 a.m.–11:35 

a.m.) 

* Quorum Confirmation (11:10 a.m.– 


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